Kirby Pines Retirement Community | The Pinecone

• 8 • The Pinecone | May 2024 Congratulations to our CHAMPION of the Month VICKI LEE Patient Care Assistant - Caring In Place "Vicki helps several of our residents on a daily basis. As soon as she gets to work, she is running from apartment to apartment.If we get a last minute call, regardless of what she's doing, she jumps into action. She always finds the positive in every situation and has a great attitude. She is truly a team player and I am so grateful to have her in Caring In Place". - Tania Fuqua, Director, Caring In Place Describe Your Family: Loving, caring, goofy and fun. Describe yourself in five words: Loyal, caring, supportive, creative and hard-working. What do you do for fun: Walking in the park, going to a restaurant, swimming, the arcade. Do you have any hobbies: Singing. Favorite thing about your job: Helping others. Your favorite food: Pasta and Nachos. Favorite song: Smile by Kirk Franklin. What is something you are proud of: Knowing I can brighten up someone's day. What would you like people to know about you: I'm easy to get along with and love to listen. National Nurses Day is the first day of National NursingWeek, which concludes on May 12, Florence Nightingale’s birthday. Yet the week was first observed in the US in October 1954 to mark the 100th anniversary of Nightingale’s pioneering work in Crimea. In 1953, Dorothy Sutherland of the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare sent a proposal to President Eisenhower asking him to proclaim a “Nurse Day” in October of the following year to coincide with the anniversary. Although the President didn’t act, the celebration was observed thanks to a bill sponsored by Representative Frances P. Bolton, and the following year a new bill was introduced to Congress lobbying for official recognition of the celebration. Twenty years later, in February of 1974, President Nixon proclaimed a National NurseWeek to be celebrated annually in May. Over the next eight years, various nursing organizations including the American Nurses Association (ANA) rallied to support calls for a “National Recognition Day for Nurses” on May 6, which was eventually proclaimed by President Ronald Reagan in 1982. The American Nurses Association extended the celebration to "Nurses Week,” and the dates May 6-12 became permanent as of 1994. Within Nurses Week, National Student Nurse Day is May 8, and National School Nurse Day is celebrated on the Wednesday that falls during Nurses Week. Nursing has always been a profession that needs more than just your time and knowledge. Nursing requires heart, passion, and dedication to serving others. Nurses Week allows the public to acknowledge and thank nurses for the work they choose every day. It's a chance for us to pause and thank the nurses who have made a difference in our lives. CELEBRATING NATIONAL NURSESWEEK MAY 6-12, 2024 THANK YOU!